Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.62% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemGigabyte M56S-S3
MotherboardGigabyte GA-M56S-S3  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20070702
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 28 '17 at 13:52
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
40.4% Average
Memory 68.9
1-Core 36.7
2-Core 69.8
39% 58.5 Pts
4-Core 71.8
8-Core 73.2
10% 72.5 Pts
64-Core 74.4
5% 74.4 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
MSI(1462 8095) 2GB
CLim: 783 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 368.22
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
5.62% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 8.5
Parallax 6.72
5% 7.11 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 10
Splatting 9.3
7% 8.2 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.62%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
740GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
63% Good
Read 109
Write 111
Mixed 32.4
61% 84 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.38
95% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
19.4% Very poor
MC Read 7.1
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 5.8
18% 6.23 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 4.4
15% 5.27 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 19.4%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-M56S-S3 Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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